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Trepassey

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Nominal Guns14BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Previously
American Privateer brig 'Wild Cat' (1779) (12) 1779-1779
American 12 Gun
Privateer Brig
Captured9.1779BWAS-1714
ShipyardUnknownW027
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeSloopBWAS-1714
Sailing RigBrigBWAS-1714
Captured28.5.1781BWAS-1714
Becomes
American brig 'Trepassey' (1781) (14) 1781-1782
American 14 Gun
Unrated Brig

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck95' 0"Imperial Feet28.956 
Breadth26' 0"Imperial Feet7.9248 
Depth in Hold11' 6"Imperial Feet3.5052 
Burthen341 5694Tons BM 

Armament


9.1779Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
9.177980 BWAS-1714

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
6.8.1779 - 16.9.1780Commander
Sir Henry Edwin StanhopeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1812
Transfered ADM 6/22/77
Issued by
Richard EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 12.1.1780
BWAS-1714
16.9.1780 - 28.5.1781Commander
James SmythBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1781
† Discharged Dead ADM 6/22/209
Issued by
Richard EdwardsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1794
, Newfoundland - Canada
Confirmed 14.12.1780
BWAS-1714

Service History


DateEventSource
9.1779Purchased at UnknownBWAS-1714
22.5.1781Action of 1781-05-28
28.5.1781Taken by
Alliance (36) 1778-1785
American 36 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
off Gibraltar


 
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